![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Steppenwolf is the story of Harry Haller, a social recluse who has lost his home and family living out his days with a bleak depression that threatens to finish him. This is the book that needs to be in your Instagram flat-lay with two fingers of whiskey in a cut glass arranged next to a an Imperial typewriter. In short, this is a coffee table edition. At centrefold, a black glossy pamphlet with a psychedelic print cover presents Steppenwolf’s ‘Tract’ in inviting miniature form. ![]() The book is block printed and it gives Dan Hillier’s illustrations, particularly the ones inside which contrast against the cream Napura paper, a strikingly retro affect. A wolf slinks across the back cover in the finest of inks. The front cover is a montage of men’s faces and surreal wolfish features glint in unexpected places subtly conveying the tormented psyche of main character, Harry Haller. A vanilla hardback with an oaky flock pattern that comes in a caramel case, this is no book to shelve. The book has all the qualities of a good vintage bourbon. The Folio Society’s 2018 edition of Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf, translated by David Horrocks is a thing of beauty and its aesthetics get first mention. Cover design from The Folio Society’s edition of Steppenwolf illustrated by Dan Hillier ©Dan Hillier 2018 ![]()
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